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Flagler County School Board approves Policy 9700 on classroom materials after divided vote
Summary
After debate over potential policing of classrooms and overlap with state law, the Flagler County School Board voted to approve additions to Policy 9700 regulating classroom materials; board members clashed over whether the language simply restates Florida statute 1013.10 or creates new restrictions.
The Flagler County School Board approved additions to Policy 9700, governing classroom materials and restrictions on personal advocacy or ideological, political or religious displays, at its Oct. 28, 2025 meeting after a contested vote.
Board members debated whether the policy would create new limits on classroom expression or merely clarify existing statutory requirements. One board member cautioned that the policy could "sow potentially distrust between teachers and parents" and might clash with teachers' professional evaluations…
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